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Phuzun
Jul 4, 2007


Missed the house, do you even need the report that?

That welded differential is hilarious, even more so if that is anything other than a $1000 drift car.

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Dumb Sex-Parrot
Dec 25, 2020

 
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Kith posted:

Sound is highly recommended

https://i.imgur.com/UU2nyGK.mp4

Have they never seen a diff lock before?

CommieGIR
Aug 22, 2006

The blue glow is a feature, not a bug


Pillbug

Dumb Sex-Parrot posted:

Have they never seen a diff lock before?

A lot of the drift racer types would rather just dump welding into the diff spider gears than invest in a proper locker. But, oh man, if that's not your dedicated track/drift car, its gonna suck to drive.

PainterofCrap
Oct 17, 2002

hey bebe



Am I looking at a home-made locked diff employing a box wrench?

Cojawfee
May 31, 2006
I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

PainterofCrap posted:

Am I looking at a home-made locked diff employing a box wrench?

You can weld the gears inside the differential to lock both axles together. This person decided to cut up a wrench to weld into the gears to do it.

haveblue
Aug 15, 2005



Toilet Rascal
Why would one weld a differential (properly)?

Bad Munki
Nov 4, 2008

We're all mad here.


haveblue posted:

Why would one weld a differential (properly)?

To lock it

Cojawfee
May 31, 2006
I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius

haveblue posted:

Why would one weld a differential (properly)?

Listen buddy, you just got a welder from Harbor Freight and you have to weld something.

Nenonen
Oct 22, 2009

Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

Kith posted:

Sound is highly recommended

https://i.imgur.com/UU2nyGK.mp4

welp, that has thrown a spanner in the works alright

Raveen
Jul 18, 2004

I went to Hawaii for geology field trip right after college graduation. Visited the Kilauea flows when it was barley active and grabbed samples like that. The heat was crazy and you had to move quick to get some with no protection. The best way I can describe feeling/texture of lava would be silly putty. Went late in the day and stayed till it got dark, very cool to see lava at night, but then you step over a small crack and you see an orange glow through it and it freaks you out a bit. I would say the biggest danger would be the gasses or the razor like lava rocks.

Pacra
Aug 5, 2004

New technical just dropped

https://twitter.com/jkass99/status/1363934750923104263?s=20

Pissed Ape Sexist
Apr 19, 2008

haveblue posted:

Why would one weld a differential (properly)?

Limited-slip differentials are amazing little things that make the whole "transfer power from the wheels that slip to the wheels that grip" thing possible. If one rear tire slips on the ice, that side kinda disconnects itself from torsion and all the power goes to the other wheel that has traction (this is also really important for turning, where outside/inside turn radii are different). If you weld the inner gear-y bits in the differential it effectively makes both tires connected to a single static axle, ensuring that a slipping tire will still receive the same power as the one that's gripping. This enables easier drifting at lower speeds than with an LSD, which automatically tries to cancel out the conditions that allow slippage/drifting to occur in the first place. In short: It's a dumb teenager thing to do to your beater '04 Sentra with a fartcan exhaust. There are kits for like $2k but... Harbor Freight sells stick welders for $150.

E: Here's an excellent bare-bones explanation of how a differential works. It's old timey but super demonstrative of a really elegant piece of machinery.

Pissed Ape Sexist fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Feb 22, 2021

ekuNNN
Nov 27, 2004

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
https://va.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_qox6fdY0wG1r0uzl6.mp4

Dumb Sex-Parrot
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Raveen posted:

I went to Hawaii for geology field trip right after college graduation. Visited the Kilauea flows when it was barley active and grabbed samples like that. The heat was crazy and you had to move quick to get some with no protection. The best way I can describe feeling/texture of lava would be silly putty. Went late in the day and stayed till it got dark, very cool to see lava at night, but then you step over a small crack and you see an orange glow through it and it freaks you out a bit. I would say the biggest danger would be the gasses or the razor like lava rocks.

Speaking of Kilauea, Big Island Video News are making regular updates on the current eruption. Here's their latest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcqScSOUiL8

shame on an IGA
Apr 8, 2005


ok so the fact that he didn't just steam explosion his face off means it's not that hot

EasilyConfused
Nov 21, 2009


one strong toad

Pro click

UraniumAnchor
May 21, 2006

Not a walrus.

shame on an IGA posted:

ok so the fact that he didn't just steam explosion his face off means it's not that hot

I'm pulling this mostly out of my rear end but I suspect that two things are contributing here:

1) There's a lot more water than lava so it has more of a chance to distribute instead of flash-boiling the entire bucket. I feel like most of the steam explosions we see on this thread are tiny amounts of water in relation to how much molten material there is.
2) The surface of the lava that comes in contact with the water cools rapidly and forms an insulation layer, further slowing the rate of transfer. Similar example, maybe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qSEfcIfYbw

Deteriorata
Feb 6, 2005

UraniumAnchor posted:

I'm pulling this mostly out of my rear end but I suspect that two things are contributing here:

1) There's a lot more water than lava so it has more of a chance to distribute instead of flash-boiling the entire bucket. I feel like most of the steam explosions we see on this thread are tiny amounts of water in relation to how much molten material there is.
2) The surface of the lava that comes in contact with the water cools rapidly and forms an insulation layer, further slowing the rate of transfer. Similar example, maybe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qSEfcIfYbw

Precisely. A steam explosion requires that water be trapped in a small volume, which then explodes when it boils. There's no water inside the lava, so there would be no steam explosion.

One of the things they do warn you about if you approach the lava is methane explosions, though. When the lava overruns plant material, it decays rapidly and releases a lot of gas. If it's sufficiently sealed off, it can cause a pop. It tends to spray hot rock rather than actual lava, but it still burns if it hits you.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


https://i.imgur.com/Hcat1RX.mp4

titty_baby_
Nov 11, 2015


Take the watch off dude

Zero One
Dec 30, 2004

HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
https://twitter.com/kristingiannas/status/1363817396025380864?s=21

https://twitter.com/dmoodywdbo/status/1363816657991438336?s=21

It's a Jeep thing.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


https://i.imgur.com/E5gGrgl.gifv

DelphiAegis
Jun 21, 2010

CHOO-CHOO MOTHERFUCKER :black101:

Stack Machine
Mar 6, 2016

I can see through time!
Fun Shoe

Seems like the question here isn't "will this mangle their hand?" but more "when will this mangle their hand?"

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


https://i.imgur.com/kMpHkt3.mp4

Cojawfee
May 31, 2006
I think the US is dumb for not using Celsius
Nailed it.

Cartoon Man
Jan 31, 2004


https://i.imgur.com/ZWqOm7u.mp4

Pissed Ape Sexist
Apr 19, 2008

Zero One posted:


It's a Jeep thing.

IF YOU CAN READ THIS
CALL THE CORONER

Alkydere
Jun 7, 2010
Capitol: A building or complex of buildings in which any legislature meets.
Capital: A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.




Submarine Train.

LifeSunDeath
Jan 4, 2007

still gay rights and smoke weed every day
the Hand-Mangler 4000™

Nenonen
Oct 22, 2009

Mulla on aina kolkyt donaa taskussa

Stack Machine posted:

Seems like the question here isn't "will this mangle their hand?" but more "when will this mangle their hand?"

INST/SNAP
GEENUSMAN

Mr. Nice!
Oct 13, 2005

bone shaking.
soul baking.

Stack Machine posted:

Seems like the question here isn't "will this mangle their hand?" but more "when will this mangle their hand?"

If you've got a better way to get the husk off of a coconut, I'm all ears.

Chamale
Jul 11, 2010

I'm helping!



Mr. Nice! posted:

If you've got a better way to get the husk off of a coconut, I'm all ears.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkvY7HuaapE

SerthVarnee
Mar 13, 2011

It has been two zero days since last incident.
Big Super Slapstick Hunk
how about: that same machine but with some sort of flat platform you can use to push down on the coconut instead of having your hands dance around on the thing getting shredded?

Son of Thunderbeast
Sep 21, 2002
I would simply pick the coconuts that already have the husk removed.

Zero One
Dec 30, 2004

HAIL TO THE VICTORS!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1HHlg8H7Lc

Buttchocks
Oct 21, 2020

No, I like my hat, thanks.

Maybe there's a tiny church under the overpass.

Sagebrush
Feb 26, 2012


MrYenko
Jun 18, 2012

#2 isn't ALWAYS bad...


If you can read this, hose my brain out of the headliner.

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Shifty Nipples
Apr 8, 2007

Slugworth posted:

Man, it's gonna take him forever to extinguish that volcano.

It will put itself out eventually anyway.

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